The Highland Donuts

While visiting my dad went on a walk at 6am and came back with fresh, delicious donuts– right on!

Get what you pay for — wouldn’t recommend this place unless you’re in a bind or need something quick. Food has probably been laying out for a while, so it’s not fresh and you can taste it.

Excellent hole-​in-​the-​wall place to get a boppa and donut. The Thai tea boppa is particularly yummy and the donuts, when fresh, are delicious.
What initially got me in the door was the smell of fresh donuts wafting by as I passed the shop. I stepped inside and saw a lady unload a fresh tray of donuts into the display case. It was a cream cheese filled tasty that was soft and moist.
At other times though, it looks like their food has been sitting out awhile and appears downright scary. I think if you stick to eating everything when it’s fresh here, you’ll be fine.

Hole in the wall donuts shop close to the Hollywood Bowl. It’s more diner personality than sheik. Donuts are okay. I’ve had better.

I didn’t realize I hadn’t reviewed this place! I stop in here every once in awhile on my way to work, and have had very good luck here. My first visit was to pick up a dozen donuts for a meeting, and I was pleased to find that I could substitute some of the bigger donuts for 2 regular cake donuts in the box. Being that they have these CRAZY good filled donuts, I gave it a go. Really. The peanut butter filled donut is a must if you like peanut butter. I’m also pretty fond of the maple-​peanut cake donut. Good combo. I’d love to see them add maple-​bacon to the menu.
The other thing I frequently get here is the breakfast burrito. It’s really good, and almost perfect. Eggs, peppers, mushrooms, cheese, potatoes, and bacon. Only once did I have an issue with the potatoes being a bit under cooked. It comes with a small cup of salsa, and it’s a very good breakfast that’ll keep you full well into the lunch hour.

They weren’t horrible donuts, but after spending $ 40 (LOL) bucks on donuts that were just completely stale and had no taste, I probably won’t come back unless I’m in the area and there’s nothing to do at 2am.
The guy (possibly owner’s son) that was working at the time had no facial expressions and was far from enthusiastic by any means. I mean a simple smile could make the experience different.
Parking lot is horrible as everyone enters through the exit and makes parking a hassle.

I visit this place a lot for good food and a quick lunch. They are always sooooo friendly and the food is really good. Whether you want burgers, sandwiches, Chinese Food, breakfast or donuts, this place is great. Good coffee too.

I had a pretty good Philly cheesesteak and good fries. They use the wrong roll though.

Came here late one night with a rare donut craving.
TERRIBLE. I don’t know how you can mess up a donut, but apparently it’s possible. My boyfriend and I got excited and got a variety for a mini-​binge. After a bite of each, they all went in the trash. Grocery store donuts, which I think are pretty bad, are a significant step up from the donuts here.
Two stars because they were open late and the guy was pretty nice.

Best raisin bran muffin I’ve ever had. Used to buy it all the time when I lived in Hollywood. I always return here for the muffin goodness when I’m back in the 90 028.

The donuts, coffee, and breakfast sandwiches are on point. Prices are a little steep ($ 10 for a sandwich, small coffee and one donut), but it’s Hollywood so it’s to be expected. Lady behind the counter is always nice and makes conversation.

I love this place, I didn’t discover it until my mom came out to visit and was staying at the Lowes Hollywood Hotel, highland donuts happened to be right across the street! They have amazing bacon egg and cheeses! Would come here every morning if I could and didn’t care about being 300 pounds lol

I was not happy with the three donuts I tried from here. All the donuts were burnt, over fried, and tasted as if the fryer oil hadn’t been changed in weeks. The apple fritter had almost no apple pieces, maybe three pieces. The glaze from the donuts left a weird greasy residue on the roof of my mouth. I ate half of the blueberry glaze donut just because I needed something to go with my cup of coffee, the other two I just nibbled at. I took the leftovers and went outside and fed them to the pigeons.

I have been coming here for years. The owners are always very kind and nice. The cooks always get my orders right. They have a great selection of donuts and pastries. One of the cleanest stores that I have been to. Prices are very reasonable. Full breakfast menu. Give it a shot.

Food was cold! I ordered the Chinese that was probably sitting there from a week ago. Very rude owner who just didn’t give-​a-​hoot. Waited for her to come out from the back room for a full 5 minutes. Also pretty overpriced for what you get. How about a smile or something, ANYTHING to make this worth someone’s time.

Food was cold when I asked to sample. Asian lady was very rude after I told her and suggested not to buy her food… never again, don’t go!

First off, this place is unbelievably over priced for a donut shop. All these little privately owned stores right on or off Hollywood Blvd in this area are tourist traps, and they rape you with their over priced, go f yourself attitudes.
As for the donuts themselves, complete dried out junk. The raspberry filled donut was literally filled with about as much filling as a peanut in size. The apple fritter was alright, but nothing out if the ordinary. The maple bar was like eating a pretzel without salt.
Overall just complete waste and a total rip off for donuts.
The breakfast burrito is pretty good.

Okay… so the neighbors in this little strip mall look a little rough but this place was outstanding for donuts and the Ham & Cheese Croissants.
They offer donuts made right there, some old fashioned types (a filled apple crumb that was HUGE, twists, apple fritter, buttermilk (I believe) crullers etc) plus delicious raspberry, lemon & custard filled that weren’t just filled a little bit! Then the filled Ham & Cheese that they offer to be warmed (tried both, much better warmed slightly (they have it down, just enough not to toughen up the croissant). They are pretty good sized, flakey & buttery for a mere $ 3.25…we went back the next day and got several for others in our group. all with rave reviews.
We were staying at the Loews Hotel, was just across the street and it was refreshing it wasn’t very expensive!
Talked with the owner a bit, been there since the early 90s… pretty nice and sounds like the neighborhood has improved over the years.
There is a small eating area although we didn’t utilize it.
We were there for a convention so didn’t get to try the Chinese buffet but seemed okay if arrived close to lunch. .but the donuts. yum! Only regret is we didn’t get back there a third time before we left!

The donuts and food are ok, but I don’t think anyone expects miracles from a late night combination Chinese food/​donut shop.
We were once, a few months ago, encouraged *not* to order the curry we had selected from the counter. I’m sure all of the food there had been left out all day — they don’t really make fresh batches of curry at 10 PM. But if it was so old that the cashier suggested we not order it, it should have been removed.
I like that there’s a 50 cent surcharge for credit/​debit purchases, and they always ask for permission before they swipe your card (more places should do this instead of the minimum purchase requirement). However, my most recent trip, I noticed the cashier add a «0.75» to my total and then swiped without saying anything. Either the surcharge has increased, or they were trying to nab an extra 25 cents. A quarter certainly isn’t a big deal, but they should have communicated the change.

Holey Moley Donut Shop! I have tried this place a few times since I am in the area almost EVERYDAY, but I must say that there is nothing special about this donut place. The donuts taste like a hole in the wall donut shop and im not to fond of the people who like to hang out around this place either. What can I say, I guess Krispy Kreme’s has spoiled me!

Gleich gegenüber von unserem Hotel in Hollywood befand sich dieser Coffee Shop. Ich liebe Donuts, weshalb ein Gang in das Geschäft, an dessen Fassade schon das Wort Donut prangte, quasi unvermeidbar.
Also betraten wir eines Morgens das Highland Donuts, um ein Frühstück mit echten amerikanischen Donuts zu uns zu nehmen. Neben Donuts umfasst das Angebot des Ladens auch noch andere Speisen, die wir allerdings nicht probiert haben.
Wir widmenten uns lieber den süßen Versuchungen, die in einer Kühltheke auslagen. In Abetracht der Auswahl an vesrchiedenen Donuts fiel die Auswahl nicht gerade leicht. Ich entschied mich am Ende für einen länglichen Donut, der mit Erdnussbutter gefüllt und mit Schokolade überzogen war. Ich liebe Erdnussbutter und in dieser Form war sie besonders lecker. Der Ehemann wählte einen klassischen Schoko-​Donut, der ebenfalls sehr gut schmeckte. Der Donut Teig war fluffig und an Schokolade von guter Qualität hatte man bei der Zubereitung auch nicht gespart.
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Zu unseren Stückchen (die von der Größe her eher gestandene Stücke waren) tranken wir Kaffee, der uns gut schmeckte. Er war weder zu stark noch zu wässrig. Milch und Zucker konnten wir ganz nach Wunsch hinzufügen.
Der Service war sehr freundlich und der Preis für das Gebotene sogar recht günstig. Während wir unser Frühstück aßen, haben einige Einheimische dort Donuts gekauft, was ja immer ein gutes Zeichen ist.
Klar, das Ganze war ein sehr reichhaltiges Mahl, aber wir hatten ja Urlaub und da sind kleine Sünden durchaus erlaubt. Satt und zufrieden verließen wir das Highland Donuts, gestärkt für einen erlebnisreichen Tag.